For the last eleven years, Toonami has brought action cartoons and anime to Cartoon Network and its viewers. It unexpectedly said goodbye on September 20, 2008.
The Toonami programming block debuted in March, 1997 airing for a couple of hours in the afternoon to catch the after school viewers. It featured classic action cartoons such as Thunderbirds, Voltron, Batman the Animated Series, and a new series: The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest. As Toonami's popularity grew, so did its shows and hours. It started to air in the late evenings as well as the afternoon. Then action anime like Dragonball Z, Robotech and Sailor Moon were added.
Soon Toonami became a solid action anime block. This concept helped develop Adult Swim, a programming block that featured anime for an older viewership than found in the afternoons. Toonami still remained popular with the teen and pre-teen crowds. The popularity increased as Toonami brought in popular anime such as Naruto and Zatch Bell.
Anime Phasing Out of Cartoon Network
However, over time, Cartoon Network slowly started to phase anime out of its viewing lineup in Adult Swim. As talented and creative North American cartoons developed, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim picked them up. What used to be Cowboy Bebop, Inuyasha, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Trigun became Venture Brothers, Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, Robot Chicken, and Moral Orel with a dab of Bleach and Shin Chan. Toonami lost its afternoon spot to air Chowder, Camp Lazlo, and Johnny Test and aired strictly in the late evenings. But then what was once a block consisting of four to six shows shrunk to two to four.
Downward Decline of Toonami
In addition, CN started to get complaints that it was a "loud" network. The complaints began to avalanche. To appease the masses, Toonami was moved to Saturday nights, so that the network would have just one "loud" segment a week.
Then when Naruto moved into its extensive filler episodes, the popularity of the show and ultimately Toonami dropped just as Naruto had over in Japan.
Instead of revamping Toonami into just action cartoons and anime instead of action anime, a decision was made somewhere down the line to close Toonami altogether. Cartoon Network was seeing a rise in ratings for its newer shows such as The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, Total Drama Island, Chowder, and Ben 10: Alien Force. Also, since Adult Swim was doing so well with the ratings, and the same crew working on Adult Swim also produced Toonami, CN decided to let them focus on Adult Swim and let go of Toonami.
And so, with no real big announcement, Toonami said goodbye to Cartoon Network on September 20, 2008 after the last Toonami show signed off. Tom, Toonami's MC, bid the final farewell and then blasted off into the great beyond with a final "Bang."
Jetstream Online Will Keep the Toonami Shows
With the end of Toonami does not end all of Cartoon Network's action shows or even anime. All of Cartoon Network's action programming can be found on Toonami Jetstream online. Toonami fans can find all of their favorite Toonami shows such as Naruto, Blue Dragon, and Hikaru no Go available for viewing on the Jetstream website. (One wonders how popular this will be since there is already YouTube, but time will tell.) In addition, CN still airs other action shows such as Transformers the Animated Series, Pokemon, and Bakugan Battle Brawlers.
Goodbye, Toonami. You will be missed by action cartoon and anime fans, particularly the nostalgic ones that have been with you since 1997.
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omg!! I grew up watching and falling in love with Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball
Z, and midnight InuYasha, Cowboy Bebop, etc shows!!! They were the best of
the cartoon network and will always be best in my heart. I think they did a
horrible mistake by stopping it altogether though. hmm... now Cartoon
network would be just for kids or pre-teens instead of attracting some of
the teen and even older teens who are anime-fans.
Sep 27, 2008 7:28 PM
Guest :
What are they thinking? CN is nothing without Toonami hopefully they will
reconsider putting it back..How sad R.I.P..............
Sep 27, 2008 7:34 PM
Guest :
How sad, What will happen to Naruto shippuden in the future will they ever
show it without Toonami.....
Sep 29, 2008 3:59 PM
Guest :
A broadcasting company should not just end toonami like that. Instead, CN
should have notified us that toonami would end. I knew it was going to
happen due to the crappy hour of naruto fillers, ben ten, and samurai jack
reruns. I am not really surprised that it was canceled but I am surprised
that it was so sudden. I loved toonami and the memories it gave me. I
recall when it first came out, I was in the second grade. Now I am a senior
in high school suffering from trauma.
Sep 29, 2008 10:27 PM
Guest :
This truly sucks. I remember coming home from school when I was seven. I
had just moved into a different state which I am still in, just a few miles
from where I started. I had come home from school everyday and flicked on
the TV (not to the enjoyment of my mother) and watched toonami. I loved it.
I would watch just about anything they showed (Youthful interest I guess).
After every series showed its last episode, I would get sad because I had
gotten used to it being there. Over the past couple years Ive had a Tivo so
i just recorded all the shows and watched them whenever i wanted. NOTHING
was as good as the original toonami shows as stated in this persons post a
couple above mine. It has just always been there and now i am sad to see it
go. I plan on looking up groups or methods of getting it reinstated, but I
have no idea how it will go. We'll just have to wait for the best or
welcome the new. I hate this new &#$% they have in place of toonami
now. RIP toonami- you will be missed.... Hope to see it again one day.
Sep 30, 2008 8:23 AM
Guest :
Man, something like this, ye gotta say yer piece. This will be missed ever
so that it will. I think the Amazing Grace via Bagpipes, sums up
appropriate good bye tune for this one.
Tis true, at 2005, it
started to suffer, the exact time which Naruto was aired (coincidence?
/sarcasm). For the life of me, can't fathom why they would ruin a good
thing, this Toonami, buy flooding it with crap. Not to mention taking off
of good shows, ones that never got finished. Such as Knights of the Zodiac,
or Rave Master. Heck, I knew this was going to happen eventually, but to
face it now, it just surprising to hear all the same.
As the
quote from this article: "Goodbye, Toonami. You will be missed by
action cartoon and anime fans, particularly the nostalgic ones that have
been with you since 1997."
--RIP Toonami:1997-2008
May we someday see you on Boomerang, with your shows, in all of their
former glory.
Oct 3, 2008 6:25 AM
Guest :
OMG!!!!!!! when will naruto episode 200 come out then. F
Oct 6, 2008 8:19 AM
Guest :
All the same. Its gives you something to look forward to at the end of the
week. I'm really getting tired of the Naruto fillers. AND I really don't
think they will be showing Shippuden on Toonami or Cartoon Network at all.
If you've seen them..Sai is alittle um...>_> NOT good for kids. LOL!
I'd LOVE them if they showed Shippuden on Adult Swim. OMG! That would make
me so happy. :D
Oct 10, 2008 6:44 PM
Guest :
This news just about breaks my heart. I started watching Toonami with my
twin nephews when they were seven years old. They adored Tom and I grew to
like him also. Now, as teenagers they really enjoy Naruto and many of the
other anime and manga shows that used to be on CN. So if CN has dumped
these shows I guess we are free to no longer watch or support their other
programming? No more CN in our home.
Oct 11, 2008 9:31 PM
Guest :
OMFG!!!!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE TOONAMI IS HISTORY [ WELL IN TV ANYWAY ]. I ALSO
GREW UP WATCHING SHOWS LIKE NARUTO. NOW THAT IT'S GONE , I FEEL LIKE PART
OF MY LIFE IS GONE..... CARTTONNETWORK WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!!!!!!! YOU
CANCELLED TOOAMI JUST CAUSE IT WAS TAKING TOO MUCH SHOW TIME OMG!!!! THE
MAIN ATRATIONS WERE NARUTO , BLUE DRAGON AND DRAGONBALL Z . CARTOONNETWORK
IS NOW SO DIFFERENT NOW....... and also , i can't belive you cancelled it
on my birthday.....sep.20........
Oct 12, 2008 10:58 AM
Guest :
As a kid to a teen I had a very large case of insomnia.So, at the late
hours of the night i would sneak downstairs, and watch tv. That was when i
was introduced to toonami. I love it! I thought wow, these shows are
amazing, intelligent, and more over had something creative and influential
to say. Now, i know that seems to go a bit far, but if one were to watch
some of the crap that CN shows now or days, you can understnad what i mean.
I know, sure, those late night shows on Toonami have violence, but that's
why they were shown late at night, and I'd rather be introduced to
violence(which is prevalent in the world anyway), than the incredible
stupidity that show now on tv(which is also, sadly, prevalent as well). Now
don't get me wrong, Adult Swim is funny, but Toonami was great because it
introduced material from other regions of the world. I mean, anime is truly
under appreciated in the US. I think that's why I also had an
appreciation for Cartoon Network, because they were willing to introduce
that stuff. It wasn't the happy go lucky crap that Nickalodeon and Disney
portrayed. It's a real shame.
Oct 12, 2008 4:53 PM
Guest :
i hate the new C.N. all the shows are idiodic! Ex.Chowder, and the
marvelous misadventures of flapjack.these shows are for kids ages 6-10!If
you ask me Cartoon Network is running down a hill with sharp rocks at the
botom! I bet that in a couple years it will seis to exist! Then they will
regret getting rid of all their awesome shows!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If you are an
employee of cartoon network please make sure that the person that is
excepting all these lame shows actually has a brain! because if you dont
get better shows i warn you that this is the begginig of the end!!!!!!
Oct 17, 2008 1:52 PM
Guest :
Honestly..
Im dissapointed cartoon network.
:/
Oct 26, 2008 9:27 AM
Guest :
lol, get used to it. In the UK the same thing happened last year. Its far
to exciting and good to be kept on air. We lost anime Central, Toonami,
CNX, and the anime section of cartoon network was replaced. Our country
doesnt know what people want. Cartoon network has left the 12-16 year old
viewers for dead.
Nov 17, 2008 10:30 AM
Guest :
com on how will they do such a thing i always watch toonami thats the
channel of my favorite anime cartoons such as Inuyasha, Naruto,Dragon Ball
Z, Blue Dragon and ohter programs.im really MAD!!!!!! now Cartoon Network
is for kids please cartoon network bring back toonami i beg you!!!
Dec 13, 2008 6:03 PM
Guest :
Hello, I am an aspiring writer and cartoonist who is considering
animation and I wish to pay my dues to the block that got me interested in
anime and manga, my art style(I am American though). This allowed me to
enjoy things such as Naruto, DBZ, Gundam(all series, seriously), and Yu Yu
Hakusho. I believe that Toonami left all other stations in the dust by
airing, ableit edited, anime. It let children, like me, who didn't want to
constantly watch slapstick with something animated on TV. Although it died
a shadow of its former glory, it still had some of the better dubbing. Ben 10 was a thought child of American and Japanese animation and
was quite entertaining in my opinion. To help combat the menace of
"Flapjack" and "Chowder," along with my loyalty to the
channel, I am trying to make an action show for them. I think the former
kid/preteen-teen/adult format helped them(Cartoon Cartoons,Toonami, and
Adult Swim respectively) to become successful. Now, in an age of bad
cartoons, we must all do something, be it not watch CN, the internet,
[adult swim], etc. We shall never get in. I hope I can create a show that
is accepted. To be honest, I think anime has made me a better writer,
where else would you find plots in children's TV. RIP Tom...Bang
Dec 30, 2008 10:20 PM
Guest :
When Naruto Shippuden hits the air, they should bring back toonami!!! or at
least PLEASE STOP SHOWING 1 EPISODE OF NARUTO A WEEK! for gods sake! its
gunna b like 4 more months until it ends just because of the 1 ep a week
thing. not 2 mention all the movies they've been showing instead of
episodes. Toonami made cartoon network and the US naruto! they dont even
call naruto a CN show, or an AS show! so wat is it?!?!?
Jan 7, 2009 9:04 AM
Guest :
I say if toonami was bad nowadays, they bought it on themselves. shortening
the block, taking out anime, they have no right to say that toonami was
bad.
Jan 23, 2009 4:33 PM
Guest :
Rumors say they will make a toonami channel. ik that these rumors have yet
to be confirmed but a toonami lover I will believe in them. They surely
will realize that ppl r gonna stop watching cause of no toonami. I'm 11
and was there in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004. I even know wat a good
tv show is. wat anime is. not ben 10 or star wars.
Feb 1, 2009 6:57 PM
Guest :
Guess with Toonami gone Naruto will have to air in Adult Swim due to some
things that are going to be shown.
Feb 22, 2009 6:57 PM
Guest :
i am so sad.i am nothing without toonami.action and anime all gone because
of stupid cartoon network.
Feb 25, 2009 1:54 PM
Guest :
I will always miss Toonami. I remember when I used to come home from school
and would just sit down and watch Toonami. That was really the only thing
really on cartoon network I used to watch. I started to watch it when I was
6 and I just cant believe it is gone. I remember when they changed it to
Saturdays and replaced it with that maguzi @#$^&!. I was so freak en
upset. Then they started to air naruto. I'm not going to lie I love naruto.
But I knew this was going to happen when they started to air the fillers
they suck, they should have just skipped to naruto shippuden. All my
memories will be with Toonami. Rip-Toonami
Mar 7, 2009 1:28 PM
Guest :
i will miss toonami so much. it was my favorite part of cn. now thats it
gone i dont know what to do anymore. when i first noticed that it wasnt
airing anymore i thought theyd put it back on and they were just trying to
introduce some new shows or something and that they needed time. but then
they started showing less and less of it. then they showed those movies.
man im so upset this really sucks. i really loved toonami. every week i
couldnt wait for saturday night to come to see toonami. naruto, blue
dragon, dragonball Z, zatch bell, one piece, awesome shows. now they only
have naruto left and theyll probably remove it to. the day they do that, is
the day i stop watching cn. but if there really was a toonami channel that
would be awesome so im hoping for that. FAREWELL TOONAMI!
Mar 8, 2009 4:19 PM
Guest :
i agree with all of you, toonami will be missed so much. I remember when i
was only 7 when i started to notice toonami.i wasn't very appealed to all
of it at first but as i got older, i seemed to watch it more and moreeeee.
Imean toonami was the only thing on tv that really showed good popular
anime.I remember how i watched one peice and zatch bell, even MAR. And when
naruto came on i was even more into watching it. now i cant even watch a
real decent naruto episode. now naruto is only on satudays with only one
episode hopefully. sometimes movies replace it. Fudging action flicks. Last
week i was ex cited to watch a new naruto and then i found out it was a
very old episode, the one where he meets jiraya for the first time. i am
very mad and i almosted cried when i saw their last airing. please Cartoon
Network find it in your hearts to bring toonami back As said RIP toonami
hope to see you back soon.
Mar 19, 2009 10:44 PM
Guest :
Toonami was the best thing for cn.Tom was the man... robot guy.jetstream
will not do as well.
Mar 21, 2009 12:51 PM
Guest :
very sad, the only reason i paid for cable was for cartoon network,well
maybe that and spike...and now all they play is garbage. im a hardcore
anime fan just like alot of you and it just really disapoints me. oh well,
guess i'll have to get my naruto fix online from now on :(
Apr 14, 2009 9:16 PM
Guest :
Ehh... To bad I really enjoyed anime. I personally felt like I was one of
the people who watched it when kids that watched it was called un-cool.
1995 when you really had to work hard at watching other national shows was
increadibly hard to watch. I can't even count how many GF's I made
intertaining them with stuff nobody could share. Awe fond memories. 1997 I
remember those days as well. When popularity started to grow and I could
force spoilers onto all the new fans. lol. But, I can't say I didn't see
this comming. I learned 3 different languages. The largest being anime
nations. Japan, Korea, Chinese, and English being my First language. My
suggestion to you all is to learn more languages. And you will find it much
better. Cause then you can delve into new CULTURES and study many new
things. Let me tell you this its better than a weekend of football followed
by Monday Night B.S. Madness. Anyways, good bye wonderful memories.
Apr 18, 2009 11:23 AM
Guest :
My friends and I were really sad when toonami was gone and our favorite
show was naruto. So now we'll never see naruto or probably naruto
shippuden. Can someone do anything about this
Apr 18, 2009 11:26 AM
Guest :
Why doesn't cartoon network cancel the shows that are over already and
return the best toonami shows that kids enjoy.
Apr 18, 2009 11:30 AM
Guest :
The naruto fillers shoul have never been there in the first place because
they weren't that good and they just wasted like 2 months. If the fillers
were naver there we could have watched at least a couple of naruto
shippuden because I think naruto was Toonami's most watched show
Apr 28, 2009 12:14 PM
Guest :
Why would they get rid of toonami like that? It had the greatest shows ever
including naruto. Now I won't be able to wacth naruto Shippuden.
Jun 3, 2009 5:28 PM
Guest :
cartoon network pissed me off back 98 97 it wass a dull pitiful network
showing old cartoons noone watch toonami put it back on the map showing
anime like gundam dragonball z shows like that but now yall drop it
yall are DUMMIES then late night adult swimm yall show re runs on week
nights and badd re runs caertoon network yall r pitiful put back the shows
the anime that made yall popular and this too LOUD THING WASS PROBLY WROTE
AND COMPAINED ABOUT BY PARENTS NOT THE FANS THE FANS WANTS TOONAMI BACK
THE FANS WANT REAL ANIME ON WEEK NIGHTS NOT RE RUNS OF DUMB SHOWS GIVE US
THE FANS WHO MADE UR NETWORK POPULAR WHAT WE WANT THANX
Jun 5, 2009 5:55 AM
Guest :
why would they do that to toonami are they nuts are their brains mess up what about NARUTO what about NARUTO
Jun 21, 2009 9:20 PM
Guest :
I agree with all of u!!!! I mean, i loved toonami!!! They showed all the
awesome anime, especially Naruto! There are rumors that Naruto will come
back on TV.... I hope they will bring back Toonami, and hopefully finish
the Naruto series, and continue with Shippuden.
Jun 21, 2009 9:22 PM
Guest :
CN sucks now a days...they NEED to bring Toonami back!!!
Jun 21, 2009 9:24 PM
Guest :
GOD, WAT HAPPENED TO U CN!!!!!
Jun 23, 2009 5:41 PM
Guest :
i agree with all of u and now they have stop showing toonami jetstream
which really sucks but at least we still have naruto on cartoonnetwork
video and mybye it will turn into naruto shippuden but i think u CN guys
should bring back toonami this year and u will probly increase your rating
5 or more times.
Jun 27, 2009 9:59 AM
Guest :
Dear, cartoon network Why in the world would you do something that
would bring all of your viewers in such a outrage? Ever since you've
canceled toonami all of of your shows have been really awful. You should
really put them back on the air, I mean I grew up with toonami, dragon ball
z, dragonball gt, naruto and many other animes. You really should have
thought that out before you did that. I really hate that hoorible idea and
have lost most interest in any shows or advertising of cartoonnetwork. I
used to be a really intersted and devoted fan and viewer, interseted in
every toonami show. Nowadays I only turn on cartoonnetwork when adult swim
comes on. You just turned cartoonnetwork into a little kids station.I am
really disapointed with you cartoonnetwork I really hope you come back to
your senses before its to late sincerely, A very diapointed viewer P.S I
really hope you come back to your senses
Jul 2, 2009 11:34 PM
Guest :
I've watch Toonami since i was at the late age of 3 and watched it
devolope. My brother watched it as well even though he's younger than me. I
remember watching Toonami...DBZ, Sailor Moon, Pokemon, and even Hamtaro at
a young age. I've seen it devolope through the years with the new shows
like One Piece, Bobo-Bobo-Bo-Bobobo,Yugiho Gx, and especially the one anime
show where I learned to really see the real aspects of anime, my favorite
anime show in the world,Naruto. I remember the order of wihich anime came
first in the line up. Toonami was the best...no is and will be the best
even though it's gone our memories of Toonami will never disappear. So you
think you can go and judt get rid of Toonami. You already took away Toonami
Jetsrteam. Toonami...I wish it was back on. So all generations can join in
all the good times you brought. I will not say farewell to Toonami. TOONAMI
4EVER!!!!!!!!
Jul 10, 2009 10:18 PM
Guest :
I can't believe Toonami was cancel on cartoon network I want to want to
watch Toonami on cartoon
network!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jul 13, 2009 12:59 AM
Guest :
Look how many people were dissappointed in the cancelation of toonami and
am another one which I really dont get because toonami was the best thing
in cartoon network along with Adultswim I really dont get the new show I
mean really total drama island, sixteen, and johnny test I really dont know
if these are the new thing kids watch and frankly there stupid and i dont
see nothing funny about them. Naruto hasnt come back so I started watching
them in subbed and now I got to wait at 10:00 pm so I could watch something
decent in adultswim. So getting rid of toonami was prapobly the dumbest
thing cartoon network did so now I want to see how theyl be able to get
their rating up by showing stupid cartoons that now appear in CN.
Jul 20, 2009 10:01 AM
Guest :
man, i've been watchin toonami since i was so little i don't remember when
i didn't. they had the best anime shows on. now what are they gonna do? i
mean naruto still isn't over and a lot and i mean a LOT of people still
want to watch it and see the new shippuuden episodes. so they better find
out what to do cuz people are pissed.
Jul 20, 2009 9:49 PM
Guest :
CARTOONNETWORK SUCKS NOW.WITH ALL OF THESE GAY SHOWS AND NO TOONAMI I GREW
UP WACHING IT.BUT GEUSS YOU DONT CARE ABOUT HOW ANY OF US FEEL
CARTOONNETWOK SENSE YOU DIDNT BRING IT BACK ALL OF CARTOONNETWORK CAN GET
CANCLED FOR ALL I CARE. YOU GUYS SUCK I AM PISSED ABOUT HOW CARTOONNETWORK
TURRNED OUT YOU THIS IS THE FINAL STRAW BECAUSE IF YOU DON'T BRING IT BACK
ILL GET EVERYBODY WHO HATES CARTOONNETWORK AND WE COULD JUST START WACHING
NICK. BECAUSE ITS BETTER AND IT HAS ACTION SHOWS. BUT THIS NOTE WOULDNT
MAKE A DIFFRENCE BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE TO SELFISH TO BRING THE BEST SHOWS
BACK
Jul 29, 2009 8:55 PM
Guest :
The Most Unbelieveable Has HAppened It Was On My Birthday Too I feel Your
Pain WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY God CN sucks Chowder Flapjack SUCKD BAD Total
Drama Island And Action Aint bad Ethier But Toonami Was The Only thing i
could just Come Home From School And Get away from life and be free on
television I Was At The Last Toonami And I Felt the pain of america Tom:
Well That was the Block And Toonami Would Like To Say Goodbye Fans We Thank
U For All The Time Weve Spent. So This Will Be The Last Goodbye Good Bye
Toonami Fans......BANGGGGGG Into the Galaxy Away I Hope U Make Others Happy
{sob Sob} They Will Be Airing A Toonami Channel In 2011 YOU WILL RETURN
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA but 2 yrs so i just wtch family guy and robot chicken
Good Bye Tom Good bye other robots Thnx For The Memories RIP
Toonami
Aug 2, 2009 1:11 PM
Guest :
I love naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaruto and most of the other anime
seris i hope that they will put them back on cartoon network
Aug 10, 2009 10:16 AM
Guest :
Oh Gosh, I am so disappointed in Cartoon Network. Really. I respected them
so much for introdoucing Japanese culture, which is REALLY underappreciated
in the US, to the youth. I grew up with animes like Sailor Moon, DBZ,
Pokemon, etc. Toonami was what introdouced me into anime like Deathnote and
Bleach. I would always look forward to watching these shows but then my
family moved into a new house and my mom took off the cable.
So
I compromised. I watched Naruto online in Japanese even though I appreciate
the dub a lot as well. I borrowed old tapes from my friends. But now I've
got cable again. And the first day it was installed, I immediately turned
to Cartoon Network and nowhere did I see my beloved old anime shows. I'm
glad that they're still dubbing Naruto even though THE EPISODES ARE NOWHERE
TO BE SEEN. I'd totally love it if they put Naruto Shippuden on.
I know that they lost a lot of fans during the fillers but I've been
surfing the net and there are SO many people waiting for the show to come
back on. I mean Chowder and Flapjack are just feeding children total crap
and it gives the impression that it's aimed towards 6-10 year olds.
Anime was popular with pre-teens and even some older teens. For me,
it was the best of Cartoon Network and will always stay in my heart as fond
childhood memories. It was a horrible mistake for CN to take it off. It's a
terrible shame for the youth of today to miss out on a lot of what I got to
enjoy.
And because Naruto Shippuden might be a bit
too...explicit for children, they should totally put it on Adult Swim. Like
someone before my comment said, Sai is not very good for children. LOL.
But. I'm still super sad about the whole Toonami thing. SHAME ON YOU
CARTOON NETWORK!!1
Sep 19, 2009 4:38 PM
Guest :
well toonami had a good long run i rember watching it every day and every
saturday naruto is gone i hope toonami can get its own channel so we can
watch our favorite shows again.... :(
Sep 19, 2009 5:21 PM
Guest :
Well since CN took Toonami off you'd think someone would make a station
just for anime to attract anime lovers, japanese fans, and people who just
want to watch something other than 'little kid cartoons'. I can't stand the
cartoons my little sisters watch . . . it's like watching hell burst into
flame, then freeze over and repeat. Their so predictable! There is nothing
in them that will take you by suprise! I grew up watching Naruto, Yu-gi-o,
Prince of Tennis, and Bleach. AND not only am I a anime-loving-freak I aam
also someone who likes watching some good quality TV. I mean seriously
someone needs to make an ALL anime channel. I'd donate to that company in a
heart beat.
Sep 26, 2009 2:51 PM
Guest :
i will never forgive cn for what they have done
Sep 29, 2009 9:04 PM
Guest :
You know, I always enjoyed Toonami. I remember the first day of Toonami
with all of those classic shows, while I was growing up in elementary
shows. I loved Sailor Moon, Classic Pokemon, Dragonball Series, etc. while
growing up into my teenager years. I stopped watching it, after the
Dragonball Series, but came back when Naruto appeared on the airwaves. I
actually enjoyed some of the newer animes. Now, Cartoon Network pulls the
plug on Toonami?! Seriously, Cartoon Network is on a downhill slide of
being pulled from the airwaves.
Reasons: 1) Toonami was the
MAIN source of Cartoons / Animes. 2) They shown movies on Fridays,
especially the Sailor Moon Movie to end the series. 3) Toonami is more
for Pre-teens and Teenagers.
What'll probably happen with
Cartoon Network in the future: -Probably lose Pokemon sometime in the
next few years. -Probably go into serious bankrupt because of their
decisions.
While we're on this topic, they just recently got rid
of Naruto Shippuden and gave it away to Disney XD. Cartoon Network just got
a big bitch-slap to the face from Disney XD for doing that. Cartoon Network
is trying to ruin children's brains by pumping them with North American
Cartoons. These cartoons are completely idiotic and doesn't show the action
on the airwaves. Their newer shows are mostly drama or trying to remake
something from a Scooby-Doo episode, but more for children.
Adult Swim is completely stupid now, since they're removing the animes
and placing more retarded show onto their airwaves. I thought Family Guy
was a good idea, but they should've kept Futurama on Adult Swim. They're
pushing Anime into the very-late night hours. They're doing the same damn
thing, just like they done to Toonami. Anime will disappear from Adult Swim
within the next year or two.
I wish Cartoon Network gets bought
out by some other company, that'll bring back the image of Toonami and
Cartoon Network. Adult Swim becomes more of an Anime Funland again, and
Toonami can be brought onto the airwaves again.
Oct 4, 2009 12:35 PM
Guest :
its pretty obveouse there droping anime,now Naruto Shuppudden is on Disney
XD,channel 122,starting 10/28 on Wednsday,idk wat time but maybe around 9
or 10....i do wish toonami could have stayed on....
Oct 11, 2009 6:54 PM
Guest :
i grew up wacthing DBZ and all of Toonami since i was 2. it actualy became
lik my family. naruto was an awesume add but the fillers...nah. i think
toonami should become its own channel. i loved toonami lik a brother tht
was 5 months older. TOONAMI LIVES IN ANIME FANS HEARTS 4 LIFE!!!!!!!!
Oct 13, 2009 1:45 PM
Guest :
they should make another channel thats just toonami
Oct 15, 2009 3:06 PM
Guest :
i will forever miss toonami. i remember coming home and my sisters would
already be home from high school and be infront of the Tv watching sailor
moon. i would wait for that to be over so that i could watch reboot. i
loved that show. i don't think that toonami will be gone for too long. just
until they find a new MC. if you watch the last broadcast of toonami, he
say "until we meet again" and that's why i think that toonami
will come back. It wasn't cartoonnetwork that gained the viewers, it was
toonami and its amazing shows. if you think about it, the channel should
have taken off the other shows and make the channel the Toonami channel
because that is what we wanted to watch. so please bring Toonami back and
revive the viewers from this horrible turn that cartoonnetwork has taken.
Thank you. R.I.P.
TOONAMI
Oct 17, 2009 11:14 PM
Guest :
Its a shame that Toonami is gone, but that was just the first 2hrs of each
Saturday night. Now, EVERY Saturday night has been endless anime reruns.
Why have there been no new anime series? Every now and then I stop by
adultswim.coms schedule page, to see its all still old reruns, with more
and more anime replaced with american "morals based" cartoons.
This used to be the channel I watched more than any other. It seems that
day will never be again...
Oct 24, 2009 3:13 PM
Guest :
I watched Toonami everyday since it came out, and now I havto only watch
Bleach and Robot Chicken on LATE Saturday nights!!! I Lved Ation packed DBZ
and ZtchBell ad I even liked SalorMon as wel! Now there are these stupid
shows like Flapjk and Chowdr and it really pisses me off! so screw you
CARTOON NETWORK and good luck with yor STUPID RATINGS!!!!
Sep 27, 2008
